Stanhope Capital appoints Nigel Spray to bolster merchant banking

14 November 2017

Stanhope Capital has appointed Nigel Spray as partner and head of the firm’s merchant banking division. Spray joins Stanhope Capital from Kleinwort Hambros where he held the position of managing director, head of private merchant banking.

Prior to Kleinwort Hambros, he had founded an investment firm Frontiers Capital, and he had also been a managing director at Credit Suisse jointly running its European Consumer Group.

Daniel Pinto, founding partner and chief executive of Stanhope Capital, commented: "We are delighted to have attracted Nigel, who is recognised as an expert in strategic transactions to lead our merchant banking division. His extensive industry relationships and international transaction experience is a perfect fit with our merchant banking division and will take it to the next stage of its expansion.”